Arsenal Defeats Bayer Leverkusen 4-1 in Pre-Season Match

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Arsenal secured a convincing 4-1 victory against Bayer Leverkusen at Emirates Stadium. Goals by Zinchenko, Trossard, Jesus, and Havertz showcased Arsenal's dominance. Leverkusen's Hlozek scored a late consolation. Aston Villa also triumphed 3-2 over Athletic Bilbao with Archer's late winner. Villa faces Borussia Dortmund next.  #Arsenal #Preseason #EmiratesCup #Football #Victory

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00:00Arsenal continued their pre-season preparations, with an impressive 4-1 win over German champions

00:07Bayer Leverkusen at Emirates Stadium.

00:11The Gunners, playing their first home game since the final day of last season, raced

00:16into an early 2-0 lead through goals by Oleksandr Zinchenko and Leandro Trossard.

00:24Gabriel Jesus capitalised on a loose Leverkusen throw-in to run clear and make it 3-0 before

00:31the interval.

00:33Bukayo Saka came off the bench to create the fourth with a clever cutback, which former

00:38Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka helplessly prodded towards Germany forward Kai Havertz,

00:43who reacted quickly to score.

00:46Leverkusen, who finished unbeaten in last season's Bundesliga, claimed a late consolation

00:53through Adam Lozek.

00:57Arsenal are at home again on Sunday, when they face Lyon in the Emirates Cup.

01:03Elsewhere on Wednesday, Cameron Archer scored a late solo winner, as Aston Villa edged past

01:09athletic Bilbao a 3-2 at Walsall's Beskott Stadium.

01:15Villa had been pegged back twice, before Archer raced onto a long ball and rounded the goalkeeper

01:21to seal victory.

01:23Jacob Ramsey opened the scoring after a neat team move, but Bilbao drew level through Jere

01:29Alvarez.

01:32Jadon Philogen handed Unai Emery's side the advantage once again, on the hour mark, but

01:38Bilbao equalised for a second time through Gorka Guruzeta's smart finish.

01:44Villa end their pre-season campaign against Borussia Dortmund at the German team's Signal

01:50Iduna Park on Saturday.

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